2018 Benovia Zinfandel

Benovia's wine features rich dark ripe fruit and spice, complemented by tobacco notes, creating a brilliantly delicious experience.

Producer

Benovia

Region

Sonoma Coast, CA

Country

USA

Varietal

Zinfandel

Varietal Composition

100% Zinfandel

Specifications

2018

Vintage

2025

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

Grapes are harvested from 50 year old vines on steep rocky slopes, destemmed, sorted, open-top fermented, then aged in thin staved Bordeaux barrels on fine less, without racking

Occasional wine note

We discovered Benovia through one of their delicious single vineyard Pinots and decided to give this one a try. It did not disappoint. What a delicious offering. Loads of dark ripe fruit and spice with notes of tobacco that just come together brilliantly.

What experts say about this wine

100

Wine Enthusiast

Juicy plum, black cherry and a hint of cola highlight a soft, round core in this wine. Structured and well integrated in both tannin and oak, it offers a length of baking spice and tobacco, impressing in style and powerful elegance.

100

Wine Spectator

Intense and quite ripe, with dried cherry, licorice and pepper flavors that finish with sinewy tannins.

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